Everton are interested in signing Pontus Jansson from Premier League rivals Brentford in the January transfer window, according to . Jansson is out of contract at Brentford at the end of the season, and Everton want to secure the services of the former Leeds United central defender in January.
Jansson has been on the books of Brentford since the summer of 2019 when he joined from Leeds. The Sweden international central defender helped the Bees get promoted to the Premier League at the end of last season and is also the club captain of the London club now.
The 30-year-old central defender has scored one goal and provided one assist in 16 Premier League games for Brentford so far this season. The Bees are 11th in the league table at the moment with 20 points from 16 games…
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The Premier League returns this coming week with yet another huge round of fixtures to come. Boxing Day will hold no rest for the players this year and the managers will have to rotate their squads if they are to make the most of all of the points on offer, and with this in mind, Everton travel to play against West Brom on Tuesday.
West Brom have been in awful form this year as they have been struggling throughout the campaign. After 19 games they have won just twice, while they have drawn eight times and lost nine games, scoring just 14 goals and conceding 27 already. With only 14 points for the season so far, something needs to change for the Baggies who are now three points s…
Clement Lenglet has suffered a hamstring injury, Barcelona have confirmed.
France defender Lenglet has been on the fringes for Barca this season, making just 16 appearances in all competitions, starting eight times.
The last of those appearances came against Deportivo Alaves on January 23.
It has been in stark contrast to previous seasons, when the former Sevilla centre-back was a mainstay of Barca s defence, playing 84 times in LaLiga between 2018-19 and 2020-21.
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Test conducted on Clément Lenglet this morning has revealed an injury to the femoral biceps in his left hamstring, meaning that he is unavailable until the injury clears.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
However, the 26-year-old will now be out of action for…
´It´s impossible for Juventus to win the Scudetto´ – Allegri shuns title hopes ahead of Empoli clash
Massimiliano Allegri insisted it is actually impossible for Juventus to recover to win the Scudetto as he previewed Saturday s clash with Empoli.
The Bianconeri have enjoyed an upturn in form since struggling at the start of the Serie A campaign, sitting in fourth as they fight with Atalanta for the final Champions League qualification spot.
Juve are also still in Europe s elite competition – their last-16 tie with Villarreal finely poised after a 1-1 draw in the first leg – and the Coppa Italia, where they face Fiorentina in a two-legged semi-final clash across March and April.
Allegri was quick to quash suggestions Juve – who are unbeaten in 12 Serie A games – can still win the Scudetto this season, revealing he may rest either Dusan Vlahovic or Alvaro …
Napoli are interested in signing James Rodriguez from Real Madrid, according to Marca.
The Colombian joined Real in 2014, when Carlo Ancelotti was in the Santiago Bernabeu dugout, and it seems the 59-year-old is keen on a reunion with the player he brought to Madrid as an extremely hot young prospect, following his exploits in the World Cup held that year in Brazil.
James just finished his two-year loan spell with Bayern Munich, which was agreed when Zinedine Zidane, at the beginning of his first spell as Real head coach, dropped him from the starting XI completely due to a change in the system.
Bayern haven t chosen to activate the option to sign the attacking midfielder permanently for €42 million which was included in the loan deal, and his future remains u…